Founding president, freelance science journalist and long-time proponent of the Australian science journalism ecosystem Bianca Nogrady has been named the first Life Member of the Science Journalists Association of Australia.
RANZCOG media awards open for entries
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists annual media awards are open for entries. The awards honour “accurate reporting on women’s health matters”, and are open to any print, radio, television or online story published/aired in…
Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists
The entry window for the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists, awarded by the US-based Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, closes on June 30. This award is “intended to encourage young science writers by recognizing outstanding…
Crawford Fund Journalism Award – entries due June 14
The Crawford Fund’s annual journalism award recognises journalism that examines issues of global food security with an Australian focus, including food supply, production, R&D, trade, food loss and waste, biosecurity, training and policy issues etc. The prize is a ‘seeing is…
Eureka Prizes for science journalism – entries due May 3
Entries for the Eureka Prize for Science Journalism and the Eureka Prize for Longform Science Journalism are due in just two days. Don’t forget to send your entries in – you have until 7pm on Friday: https://australianmuseum.net.au/get-involved/eureka-prizes/enter/
John B. Oakes Award for environmental journalism – entries close April 22
Entries for the Columbia Journalism School’s John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism are due on Monday 22 April. The award, which was established in memory of the environmental journalism pioneer and writer for the New York Times, recognises…
American Institute of Physics science writing awards, due March 29
The American Institute of Physics‘ annual science communication awards are open for entries, and their aim is to “improve the general public’s appreciation of the physical sciences, astronomy, math and related science fields”. The categories include Science Writing: Books, Science…
American Geophysical Union journalism awards, entries due March 15
The entry window for the American Geophysical Union’s annual journalism awards is closing in one week, on Friday 15 March 2019. There are three awards, all of which are open to international journalists and free to enter: the David Perlman…
AACR June L. Biedler prize for cancer journalism – entries due Dec 12
The American Association for Cancer Research’s annual June L Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism is calling for entries, which are due by December 12. The prize will “will honor and reward outstanding journalistic coverage that enhances the public’s understanding of…
RANZCOG (ObGyn) media award open for entries
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists‘ annual Media Award of Excellence is open for entries. The award “acknowledges the important role the media play in informing decision makers and the public about women’s health “.…